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5. ToxicoDFXDRON ; Carolhira- 

 num, joins pinnatis, jiorihtis fninunis 

 herbaccis, Carolina Poiibn Afhj 

 ^ulgo. 



The two ^xdSpecies were brought 

 from Virginia^ many Years lince, 

 where they grow in great Plenty, 

 as it is probable they do in moft o- 

 ther Northern Parts of America. 

 The firft Sort feldom advances in 

 Height, but the Branches trail up- 

 on the Ground, and fend forth 

 Roots, by which they propagate in 

 great Plenty. 



The lecond Sort will grow up- 

 ricrhr, and make a Shrub about 

 four or five Feet high, ISut rarely 

 exceeds that in this Country. This 

 may be propagated by Layers, and 

 is equally as hardy as the former. 



The third Sort was rais'd from 

 Seeds, which were fent from C4- 

 rolinO' by Mr. Catesby. This is 

 fornewhat tenderer than either of 

 the former, but will endure the 

 Cold of our ordinary Winters very 

 well, efpeciaily if it be planted 

 near the Shelter of other Trees. 



Thefe Plants are preferved by 

 the Curious in Botany, for the 

 Sake of Variety, but as there is 

 little Beauty in them, fo they are 

 not much cultivated in England. 

 The Wood of thefe Trees, when 

 burnt, emits a noxious Fume, which 

 will fuffocate Animals when they 

 are fliut up in a Room where it 

 is burnt : An Inftance of this is 

 mention u in the VhilofophicalTra-nf- 

 aciions by Dr. William She rani, 

 which was communicated to him 

 in a Letter from New England by 

 Mr. Moore, in which he mentions 

 fomc People who had cut fome 

 of this Wood for Fuel, which they 

 were burning, and in a ihort time 

 they loll the Ufe of their Limbs 

 and became ftupid ; fo that if a 

 Neighbour had not accidentally o- 



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pen'd the Door, and faw them in 

 that Condition, it is generally be- 

 liev'd they would foon have pc- 

 rifh'd. This fliould caution People 

 from making ufe of this Wood. 



TRAGACANTHA; Goats-thorn. 

 The characters are j 



It hath a papilionaceous Flowery 

 out of whofe Empalement arifes the 

 Tointal, -which afterwards becomes a 

 bicapfular Toil, fiWd -with Kidney- 

 JJjap'd Seeds. To thefe Notes mujl be 

 added. The Leaves grow by Pairs on 

 a middle Biby which always ends in 

 a Jhorn. 



The Species are,- 



1. Tragacantha i MaJJiUenfis. f, 

 B. Goats-Thorn of Marfeillcs. 



2. TRAGACAKTHAi Crettca, inca' 

 nU, fiore parvo, lineis purpureis flri" 

 ato. T. Cor. Hoary Goats-thorn of 

 Crete, with a fmall Flower flripd 

 with purple Lines. 



3. Tragacantha j humilis Bale- 

 arica, foliis parvis vix incanis, fiore 

 albo. Salvad. Low Balearic Goats- 

 thorn, with fmall Leaves and a 

 white Flower. 



There are many other Species of 

 this Plant which grow wild in the 

 Iflands of the Archipelago ; but thofe 

 here mention'd are all the Sorts I 

 have yet feen cultivated in the En- 

 gli(J} Gardens. 



Thefe Plants may be propagated 

 either from Seeds or by Cuttings, 

 but as they rarely produce Seeds in 

 this Country, fo the latter Method 

 is only ufed here. The beft Tim.e 

 for this Work is in April, juft as 

 the Plants begin to flioot j at vv'-hich 

 Time the tender Branches of the 

 Plants fhould be taken off, and 

 their lower Parts diverted of the 

 decay'd Leaves 5 then they fhould 

 be planted on a very moderate Hot- 

 bed, which fliould be cover 'd with 

 Mats, to fcreen them from the 

 great Heat of the Sun by Day, and 



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